Bottle opener



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BOTTLE OPENER Filed Jan. 3, 1927 Patented Sept. 10, 1929,. i

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlCE.,

WALTER J. CARROLL, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

BOTTLE OPENER.

Application filed January 3, 1927. Serial No. 158,787.

My invention relates to devices for 'remov- 12 will be ejected from the pin 6 across the ing the caps or covers of bottles, and the obtop of the bottle. c ject of my improvements are first to provide The construction shown in Figures 4, and a combination bottle opener adapted to re- 6 is designed for household use where it is 5 move the disk cover from milk bottles and usually desired to replace the paper cover on also the caps generally used for sealing the milk bottle. Instead of the stripper bottled beverages, and second provide means shield of Figures 1, 2 and 3, the lever shield whereby the device can be securely attached 9 is pivoted at a point 10 near the lower to the wall or the under side of a convenient end of the vertical member of the base plate 10 h lf, 5. This lever shield is preferably shaped to I attain these objects by the mechanism represent a cows head. When the paper shown in the accompanying drawing in cover has been removed from the milk botwhich tle. it will be retained on the pin 6 as shown Figure 1 is a front view of the device with 111 Flgure 5 until removed by the fingers. 15 parts in normal position. Figure 2 is alongi- The two pro]ect1ng arms 13 one on each tudinal section view on line 2-2 of Figure 1 side of the centrally located milk bottle openshowing its peration in removing a cap from 61, terminate in dGVlCGS fOIIQIllOVlIlg the caps 3 mm; b ttlg Fi 3 i a t la i f generally used for sealing bottled beverages. Figure 1. Figure 4 is a fro t i of an In using these devices the top of the bottle is 20 alternative construction of the device. Figpl ced against the end guide 14 with the hook ure 5 is a sectional side view on the line 5-5 5 e gaging the lower edge of the cap, and on of Figure 4. Fig. 6 is a top plan vi f Fig;- lifting the lower end of the bottle the cap 111-6 4, will be easily and safely removed. The side Similar reference characters refer to simiguide 16 insures that the l'iOOk 15 Will always 25 lar parts throughout the several views. gage the cap centrally and prevent the bot- The milk bottle opener consists essentially tle top slipping to one side. of a sharp pointed pin 6 which is securely The Operation of opening a milk bottle held in the lower part of the arm 7 which is only requires, the use of one hand by which slotted as shown in Figure, 2 and provided the bottle is lift-8d up against pivoted shield 30 with a lamping screw 8. A stripper shield 9 at such an angle as will cause the pin 6 to 9 is pivotally connected at 10 to the bracket pierce the Cap. The bottle is then pushed to 1O hi h Supports th h i t l t bp substantially a vertical position causing the of the right angled base plate 5 by which the p to p y h c p 10086 when the bottle can device may be secured to the under side of be lowered i taken y; a shelf in Figures 1 and 2 or to the wall as Vvhat I f as y lnventlon Shown in i u 4 and 1. In a milk bottle opener the comblnation The construction shown in Figures 1, 2 1 h a supportmg base Plate Sharp E and 3 is especially designed for use in rigidly secured thereto and a pivoted striptaurants hotels or other places where a conper shield actuated b gravity to elect the siderable number of milk bottles are to be bottle Capfrom the pm when the bottle 15 opened. The stripper shield 9 is provided moved f th f f a th f 2. The combination with a base plate, a or purpose 0 0mm? 6 paper cap mm sharp pin rigidlyseoured thereto, and a stripthe pin 6 when the bottle 1s removed downper shield pivotauy Connected to i base 45 ward from its position shown in Fi ure 2. 1 t d h d t d The neck of the milk bottle will engii ge the g i fi g g giii ddy tlie wzi gldt o f tli cam pro ect1ons 11 until the bottle has been hi ld h b t j t a b ttl cap h ld by lowered a sufficient distance so that when the id i stripper shield is free to drop by gravity to WALTER J CARROLL.

50 its normal position the paper milk bottle cap 

